Detachable saw-handle.



H. L sMTH. DETACHABLB SAW HANDLE.

ALPPLIOATION FILED MAAR. 22. 1911.

PATENTv oFFioE.

l HENRY L'. sufrir, .or HAVANA, Emmen.

.-.DETACHABLE SAW-HANDLE.

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''oall whom imag/001 hem `rBe it known that I, HENRY L. "citizen of the United lStates, residing at Havana, in ftheje tyof Gadsden and State oflogidafliav 'vent-ed new and useful `lnpro'vements.i uQetacha-ble Saw-Handles, of which thefolloiving is a specification.

The inventinrelates to saw handles and ancre 4partcu larly to the class of detachable saw Yhandles."eu The primaryyobject of the 'invent-ion is the provision ofv a handle in which the saw lblade may' be'freadily andeasily attached "thereto and detached therefrom, the handle l'being applicable to various types of saw blades and more especially to cross-cut saw blades.

Another object of the invention is the f provision'of a handle which is so construct- `a() ed as to be attachable to and detachable .from any of the ordinary cross-cut saws `without requiring the employment of tools. Iiiurther object'of the invention is the p i'iovision of a handle which is simple of 2 5 construction, capable of being rigidly clamped to a saw blade and that is inexlv-pcns1ve yin manufacture.

f .1V ith these )and other objects in view, the inyention consists in the construction, com- -BG bnation and arrangement of parts, as will -;h e hereinafter more fully described,. illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended. 7 vIn .the drawings, Figure 1 is a side View, .55 Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 a sectional view on fthe line 7*7 of F ig. 1. Y Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts ,throughout the several '4o views in the drawin s.

Referring to the rawings by numerals 10 designates a handle and 11 a saw blade they same being of the ordinary well-known form. Said handle 10 is provided with a reduced circular end 1:2 against which are fitted at diametricallyopposite points therefof abutment platesal and. 141 each being semi-circular in shape to snuglyv't about the reduced end 12 of said handle." The abutiO nient plate 13 is provided with a medially arranged lug or abutment 15. rising therefrom; This lug or abutment 15 is prcvided with' al suitable channel or groove forming a seat for receiving an end of the saw blade.

SMITH,r a i' vor .extension 18`lies at'the opposite side ofv detachably engaged in the handle and Specificationcf Letters Patent. Patnt'ed Dec. 17, 1912./ .Application led March 22, 1911. Serial No. 616,142. l

lTheisaw blade ll-is provided with spaced yopenings. 16 in avhich are removably engaged. holding..A studs 17 projecting outwardly from one face of an enlarged 'sub- 'stantially elliptical-shaped cheek vor eXtenlsion 18 formed onan end of a threaded bolt 19 .the same being detachably engaged in' alining openings formed' in the abutment plates 1 2 and 13 and' the reduced end of the handle 10. The bolt-'19 has engaged therewith on its threaded end a winged adjusting nut 20 which is adapted to work against the abutment plate le, connecting the saw blade 11 to the hl'andle.

Mounted for swinging movement upon the bolt 19 rearwardly of the cheek or eX- tension 18 is a catch 21 the same being connected lto the bolt 19 'by means of apivot 22. This catch -21 is adapted to lie on one side of the saw blade 11 while the cheek the same, the catch 21 being provided with.

a notch 23 for receiving one of the studs 17, the stud engaged by the catch provided with areducled portion 24 which is adapted to enter the notch 23 when the catch has been 80 swung to a position for locking engagement with the said stud thereby fastening the handle rigidly with the sawblade.

The cheek or extension 18 between the lugs 17 is provided with a tapered medially arranged; spear shaped boss 25 which is adapted to bc snugly fitted within a correspondingly shaped slot formed in the saw blade 11, the

Aboss 25 being adapted to prevent the turning of the handle or any displacement thereof when mounted on the saw blade. It will be obvious that this construction not only provides a very secure fastening means, but that the tapered spear shaped boss being' snugly fitted within the correspondingly shaped slot in fthe blade'will prevent the blade from becoming disengaged from the handle shouldihe latchv 21 be accidentally removed from the studs 1 7. v What is claimedis: 1 00 The combination with,aisaw blade, of a handle, abutment plates mounted vat dialnet`` rically opposite points on said. handle-and having alining apertures, a' threaded bolt Y passed through said abutment plates,' said.

Abolt being Aformed at one endto-provide an 'enlarged rigid elliptiealvoheek hayingipro- 5 being provided with an elongated slot corjecting spaced lugs engageable with said saw adapted to engage the said lugs substanblade, a tapered spear shaped boss formed t-ially as and for the purpose specied. 10 on said cheek and longitudinally disposed In testimony whereof Iaix my signature between the said projecting lugs, said blade in presence of two Witnesses.

. HENRY L. SMITH. responding in shape with the contour of the 'Wit-nesses:

said boss and adapted to snugly receive said HENRY SMITH, J r., boss, and a catch pivoted to the bolt and J. E. D. GRAVES. 

